Key words in Python

Generally, every programming language has syntax like the same python has its own syntax, key words, literals and identifiers.

In the previous posting we learn how to execute single commands and multiple commands in shell. Now we focused on keywords in python.

As we know a keyword is a reserve word which has a meaning and specific functionality in the programming language. These keywords should not used as a constants or variable in the programming.

Below is the list of python keywords.

Sno	Keyword	Usage
1	and	A logical operator
2	as	To create an alias
3	assert	For debugging
4	break	To break out of a loop
5	class	To define a class
6	continue	To continue to the next iteration of a loop
7	def	To define a function
8	del	To delete an object
9	elif	Used in conditional statements, same as else if
10	else	Used in conditional statements
11	except	Used with exceptions, what to do when an exception occurs
12	FALSE	Boolean value, result of comparison operations
13	finally	Used with exceptions, a block of code that will be executed no matter if there is an exception or not
14	for	To create a for loop
15	from	To import specific parts of a module
16	global	To declare a global variable
17	if	To make a conditional statement
18	import	To import a module
19	in	To check if a value is present in a list, tuple, etc.
20	is	To test if two variables are equal
21	lambda	To create an anonymous function
22	None	Represents a null value
23	nonlocal	To declare a non-local variable
24	not	A logical operator
25	or	A logical operator
26	pass	A null statement, a statement that will do nothing
27	raise	To raise an exception
28	return	To exit a function and return a value
29	TRUE	Boolean value, result of comparison operations
30	try	To make a try…except statement
31	while	To create a while loop
32	with	Used to simplify exception handling
33	yield	To end a function, returns a generator

Remember All the Python keywords contain lowercase letters only.